Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, is to recruit the support of town and parish councils throughout the Borough of Telford & Wrekin and East Shropshire in his campaign to prevent key services being downgraded at the Princess Royal Hospital.

Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, said he will "fight with all his might" plans by Shrewsbury & Telford NHS Hospital Trust to cut overnight paediatrics and 24 hour Accident & Emergency cover from the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, which he claims will put "Telford & Wrekin and East Shropshire lives at risk".

The Wrekin MP, has led a 7 year campaign warning about possible cuts - and has collected a Parliamentary Petition against the cuts which has attracted over 10,000 names.

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the use of portable buildings for provision of medical and clinical services in acute hospitals. [287027]

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con): I would like to say well done to my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Acute hospitals have been mentioned. Given Shropshire's growing population-on the Welsh border side of the county, on the eastern side and on the south-eastern side, where that affects his constituents-is it not vital that the acute hospitals retain their 24-hour, seven-days-a-week accident and emergency facilities, particularly the paediatric unit at the Princess Royal hospital?

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will have discussions with the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust on its reconfiguration of acute services. [265632]

Dawn Primarolo: Proposals for the reconfiguration of services are a matter for the national health service locally, which in this case means all four NHS organisations in Shropshire, working in conjunction with clinicians, patients and other stakeholders, as they understand the needs of local patients best.

Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has written to Health Secretary Alan Johnson MP protesting at plans by Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust to cut hospital chaplains serving Shropshire's two main hospitals in Telford and Shrewsbury.

The Trust has announced that it plans not to renew the chaplaincy contract from April 2009 for four serving part time chaplains. In future, chaplains will need to be contacted from outside the hospital.

This cutback will mean that the current 24 hour on call chaplaincy service will not be able to continue.

The MP said:

Wrekin MP, Mark Pritchard, has called upon West Midland Ambulance Trust bosses to "state publicly" what the "minimum level of ambulance cover is for Shropshire".

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of (a) MRSA and (b) extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and (c) vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were reported at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust in 2007. [181905]

Ann Keen: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust had 20 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infection reports between January and June 2007.

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measurements will be used to assess the effectiveness of the deep cleaning of hospitals in England. [181809]

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will hold discussions with (a) Shropshire primary care trust, (b) Telford and Wrekin primary care trust and (c) Shrewsbury and Telford NHS hospital trust on security of patient health records. [176973]